1 College Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PL
About 1 College Road
1 College Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £1,350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
1 College Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 College Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2014FullIn report
Limited opening of two windows in the east elevation and clear glazing to window in the southern elevation all to the first floor bedroom in the extension (variation of Condition 3 of planning permission S/1937/08/F)
- Agent
- Planning Places For People
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1582/13/VC
- Aug 2013FullIn report
Retention of two outbuildings
- Agent
- Planning Places For People
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1408/13/FL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 College Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 College Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 13 years.
£1,350,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
12 April 2022Most recent
£1,350,000
+51.9%over 8 years8 September 2013
£888,500
+153.9%over 4 years15 October 2008
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9PL: £484,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in CB24 9PL
15 College Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PL
Sold Nov 2024
£575,00017 College Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PL
Sold May 2022
£484,00011 College Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PL
Sold Mar 2021
£450,0003 College Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PL
Sold Oct 2017
£900,0009 College Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PL
Sold Oct 2009
£315,000
Everything we know about 1 College Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other College Road homes
On floor area, 1 College Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,895
Street avg £5,353
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.0 km
Orchard Park Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB